1. Septimus Winner (1827)

American Songwriter

Songwriter best known for his song "Listen to the Mockingbird." He also used pseudonyms Alice Hawthorne, Paul Stenton, and several others.

2. Gus Kahn (1886)

American Songwriter

Known for My Buddy, It Had to Be You, Side by Side, and Makin' Whoopee. He also wrote for numerous motion pictures.

3. James Brockman (1886)

American Songwriter

Lyricist known for I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles and Down Among The Sheltering Palms, which was a hit by the Boswell Sisters.

4. Jack Yellen (1892)

American Songwriter

Lyricist known for the songs Happy Days Are Here Again and Ain't She Sweet and for his collaboration with Sophie Tucker.

5. Harry Warren (1893)

American Songwriter

Composer and lyricist known for At Last, That's Amore, I Only Have Eyes for You, and countless other songs.

6. Harry Akst (1894)

American Songwriter

Rose to fame in 1925 when he wrote the song Dinah with Sam M. Lewis and Joe Young.

7. Ray Henderson (1896)

American Songwriter

Composer of Bye Bye Blackbird, Button Up Your Overcoat, and Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries. He was popular on Tin Pan Alley.

8. Charles Tobias (1898)

American Songwriter

Lyricist known for Merrily We Roll Along and Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree (With Anyone Else but Me).

9. Carl Sigman (1909)

American Songwriter

Known for Answer Me, What Now My Love, My Heart Cries for You, and Ebb Tide. He collaborated with Bob Hilliard and Duke Ellington.

10. Don Raye (1909)

American Songwriter

Wrote numerous songs such as Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar and The House of Blue Lights for The Andrews Sisters.

11. Jerry Livingston (1909)

American Songwriter

Best known for writing Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo and The Hanging Tree. He was also a dance orchestra pianist.

12. Frank Loesser (1910)

American Songwriter

Best known for Baby, It's Cold Outside, A Bushel and a Peck, and Luck Be a Lady. He was a prominent figure on Broadway and Tin Pan Alley.

13. Ray Evans (1915)

American Songwriter

Best known for composing songs for films alongside Jay Livingston.

14. Ervin Drake (1919)

American Songwriter

Best known for composing It Was a Very Good Year and I Believe, two American Songbook standards.

15. Richard Rodgers (1902)

American Songwriter

Broadway composer with Oscar Hammerstein II and Lorenz Hart. He composed over 900 songs and 43 musicals, including "Oklahoma!," "The King and I," "The Sound of Music," and many...

16. Harlan Howard (1927)

American Songwriter

Prolific country musician who claimed his secret was three chords and the truth. His songs were much-covered by other artists.

17. Ali Tamposi (1989)

American Songwriter

Songwriter who has lent her talents to chart-topping hits like Kelly Clarkson's "Stronger" and DJ Snake's "Let Me Love You (feat. Justin Bieber)" She is also known for her appearances as a vocal...

18. Nate Butler (1981)

American Songwriter

Songwriter and music producer known for his work with multi-platinum artists like Victoria Beckham, Aaron Carter, and JoJo. His long and illustrious career has included work on albums for the...

19. Cynthia Weil (1940)

American Songwriter

Best known for writing such songs as You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' and Walking in the Rain with her husband Barry Mann.

20. Robb Royer (1942)

American Songwriter

Academy Award winner and co-founder, bassist, keyboardist, and songwriter for the band Bread from 1968 until 1971, after which he was replaced by Larry Knechtel.

21. Thom Bell (1943)

American Songwriter

Best known for creating the Philadelphia style of soul music during the 1970s.

22. Will Jennings (1944)

American Songwriter

Known composing the songs "Tears in Heaven," "Higher Love," and "My Heart Will Go On," the latter of which being the theme song for the 1997 film Titanic.

23. Ben Rector (1986)

American Songwriter

Indie artist who earned a top-selling iTunes album with Something Like This in 2011. In 2015, he released an album called Brand New. The album peaked in the Top 10...

24. Billy Steinberg (1950)

American Songwriter

Lyricist best known for co-writing Like a Virgin, True Colors, Eternal Flame, and many other pop hits.

25. Steve Taylor (1957)

American Songwriter

Grammy Award-nominated Christian singer who released singles like "Meltdown" and was the lead singer of the band Chagall Guevara.

26. Diane Warren (1956)

American Songwriter

Award-winning, genre-crossing songwriter whose hit songs were featured in films, TV, and sung by numerous high-caliber artists.

27. Jonathan Coulton (1970)

American Songwriter

Known for his Billboard-ranked album Artificial Heart and for such "geek"-themed singles as "Re: Your Brains" and "Code Monkey," this singer, songwriter, and video game music composer also released folk...

28. Josh Kear (1974)

American Songwriter

Joshua Peter Josh Kear is an American songwriter. His credits include Lady Antebellum's number-one Need You Now for which Kear won the Grammy Award for Song of the Year and...

29. Eric Kaz (1946)

American Songwriter

Eric Kaz is a singer-songwriter. Kaz had many accolades and awards from ASCAP and CMA top-ten hits in pop and R&B number one country hits by George Strait and many...

30. Roxanne Seeman (1954)

American Songwriter

Roxanne Joy Seeman is an American songwriter and lyricist. She is best known for her songs by Billie Hughes Philip Bailey with Phil Collins The Jacksons The Sisters of Mercy...

31. Stephen Geyer (1950)

American Songwriter

Stephen Geyer a songwriter moved to Los Angeles in 1972 after attending Towson State College in Maryland as an art major. Since coming to L. A. Stephen has made a...

32. Rex Salas (1962)

American Songwriter

Rex Salas is a Grammy and Emmy Award nominated American record producer songwriter musical director and music arranger.

33. George W. Dick (1964)

American Songwriter

George W. Dick also known as G-Wiz is an American writer actor director and musician who wrote the 1987 Billboard top ten R&B hit She's Fly.

34. Danny Tate (1955)

American Songwriter

John Daniel Danny Tate is an award-winning American musician songwriter composer and producer best known for penning songs covered by Jeff Healey Kenny Wayne Shepherd Lynyrd Skynyrd Tim McGraw The...

35. Bob Thiele, Jr. (1955)

American Songwriter

Bob Thiele Jr. is an American musician and music producer of German descent.

36. Patrick Moten (1957)

American Songwriter

Patrick Moten was an American musician and songwriter who co-wrote Bobby Womack's If You Think You're Lonely Now. Years later he would be credited as a co-writer of Mariah Carey's...

37. Sheppard Solomon (1969)

American Songwriter

Sheppard J. Solomon is an American songwriter.

38. Kelly Sheehan (1983)

American Songwriter

Kelly Sheehan also known as Madame Buttons is a songwriter and recording engineer from Los Angeles. Kelly Sheehan has written songs for DJ Khaled Mary J. Blige and others. She...

39. Kate Sikora (1980)

American Songwriter

Kate Sikora is an American singer songwriter from New Jersey. In 2005 she released her debut album Grace in Rotation. The album drew comparisons to the music of Kristin Hersh...

40. Jon Syverson (1980)

American Songwriter

Jonathan Syverson is an American musician multi-instrumentalist and songwriter best known as the drummer of the mathcore band Daughters from 2002 to present. He has also handled drumming duties for...

41. Abel Meeropol (1903)

American Songwriter

Abel Meeropol was an American writer teacher and song-writer best known under his pseudonym Lewis Allan and as the adoptive father of the young sons of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg.

42. Mark James (songwriter) (Unknow)

American Songwriter

Mark James is a songwriter famous for writing hits for singers B. J. Thomas Brenda Lee and Elvis Presley most notably Elvis' last US number one hit single Suspicious Minds.

43. Curtis Richa (1972)

American Songwriter

Curtis Richa is an American multi-gold and platinum songwriter producer and A&R. Curtis Richa is the CEO of his own company Eagle Note LLC and is also signed to Metronumm...

44. Bob Montgomery (songwriter) (1937)

American Songwriter

Bob Montgomery is an American singer songwriter and music producer/publisher. Montgomery was born in Lampasas Texas. He was a songwriting partner and best friend of Buddy Holly performing together as...

45. David Siegel (musician) (1973)

American Songwriter

David Siegel is an American producer songwriter and musician based in South Beach Florida. He is best known for co-writing Escape recorded by Enrique Iglesias in 2002 as well as...

46. Pete Astudillo (1963)

American Songwriter

Pedro Pete Astudillo is a Mexican American songwriter.

47. Chad Emmert (1966)

American Songwriter

Chad Bryant Emmert is an American songwriter and performer. He grew up in Kansas City Missouri but moved to Seneca Missouri in 1982 graduating from Seneca High School in 1984.

48. Billy Joe Walker Jr. (1952)

American Songwriter

Billy Joe Walker Jr. is a famous American songwriter, who was born on February 29, 1952 in United States. Billy Joe Walker Jr. (February 29, 1952 – July 25, 2017)...

49. Trevor Rosen (1975)

American Songwriter

Trevor Rosen is a famous American songwriter, who was born on February 18, 1975 in United States. Trevor Joseph Rosen (born February 18, 1975) is an American country music songwriter...

50. Megan Kashat (1990)

American Songwriter

Megan Kashat is a famous American songwriter, who was born on February 13, 1990 in Algeria. Kashat was born in Novi, Michigan to Kifah and Suhalia Kashat, who emigrated to...